It never ceases to amaze us how many people are defined by their job. “I’m a butcher. I’m a baker. I’m a candlestick maker.”

Again …

Blech.

Guess what? Jill’s current “job” is Government Analyst. Roy’s is “Transit Worker”. Those aren’t who or what we are though.

What defines us are the things that have shaped us in the past, in the present, in the future. What defines us are our hopes, our dreams, our goals, our belief systems, our lasting legacy handed down to our family and to our friends and to humanity as a whole. This is why we continually strive for our own individual freedom.

In the interim, jobs are a necessary evil in current American culture and society until we can build our own financial war chest. Now don’t get us wrong. We take pride in anything that we work at, and we always strive for excellence, be it in our own personal endeavors or in our jobs.

Nevertheless, jobs as a whole just beg to be ridiculed and attacked. Workplace cultures can be crazy and contain more drama than a staged play on Broadway, particularly when someone tells me they would be “bored” without going into a job and a workplace every day. Really? There’s nothing in this entire big wide beautiful world you couldn’t find to do with yourself if you were free to do whatever? Come *on* … think, people … have you really and truly allowed your life dreams to die long lingering deaths?

Anyway … we dedicate this to the “JOB” and those stuck in one and those suffering from a “JOB” mentality. Remember … “JOB” is just short for “Just Over Broke” or “Journey Of the Broke”. You choose. We have other terms that would also fit … but we’ll attempt to be polite … for a change … & for now anyway.

In the meantime, we’ll discuss what jobs we *do* along with what defines us as people … & we’ll continue to work hard at our jobs when there … & hard for ourselves when we aren’t. Other times … when we so choose … we’ll live life to the fullest.